Abstraction and extensibility in digital logic simulation software

ion and Extensibility in Digital Logic Simulation Software Richard M. Salter and John L. Donaldson Computer Science Department Oberlin College Oberlin, OH 44074 [e-mail], [e-mail] Students of Computer Organization should be able to "learn by doing" at all levels of computer design. Digital logic circuitry is frequently taught using simulation software, however such platforms are often limited to exposing only a narrow range of design levels. This paper describes how, in the new multilevel simulation system DLSim 3, we are able porate abstraction and extensibility to present the many levels of complex circuit designs in a single environment: from low level combinational and sequential circuits, through models of complete CPUs. Among other features, DLSim 3 is able to accomplish this by providing three differs of circuit abstraction: cards, chips, and plug-ins. Using DLSim 3, students recognize the uniformity of system e, as well as the principles o...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: SIGCSE
• Authors: Richard M. Salter, John L. Donaldson
• Keywords: Able Porate Abstraction, Digital Logic Simulation, Donaldson Computer Science, Education, SIGCSE 2009